Why was Donizetti important? | Lives in Song: Donizetti

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LIVES IN SONG
Lives in Song is Opera Rara's new Opera Insider series exploring musicians’ biographies through their music. In this first series, join our hosts Flora Willson and Roger Parker, as they put the music of prolific composer Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848) under the microscope and tell the story of his life through some of the songs he composed.

EPISODE 2 – “D’un genio”
In 1821, Donizetti was a young man at the start of his composing career. What were the influential moments that led him to become a composer, and a composer of opera no less? Who were the mentors who guided him and gave him his first big breaks?

Flora and Roger explore Donizetti’s early development with his first teacher, Simon Mayr, and how Donizetti tried to avoid comparisons with fellow Italian composer Rossini. Using extracts from the song “D’un genio” as well as from Rossini’s opera Semiramide, they examine Donizetti’s early music and the influences that made him an international success.

CREDITS
Hosted by Flora Willson and Roger Parker
Script by Flora Willson with Roger Parker

Lives in Song is produced for Opera Rara by Creative Kin: http://creativekin.co.uk.
Output Editor: Jason Caffrey
Producer: Milly March
Executive Producer: Zachary Vanderburg

This Opera Insider episode is made possible by the generous support of Andrea Pessino, Opera Rara’s 2024/25 Season Donizetti Songs Supporter, with additional support from Opera Rara’s Donizetti Syndicate. The Donizetti Song Project is supported by the Colwinston Charitable Trust and the Cockayne Grants for the Arts at the London Community Foundation.

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